Pacing The Cage

Bruce Cockburn, as a guitar player, continuously impresses. Sometimes, as a lyricist, he throws a little flourish here or there that is unmatched. I enjoy the themes of this particular piece of poetry.

I paired it with some bad photography (what I shoot) from Saint Kitts.

"Pacing The Cage", Bruce Cockburn

Sunset is an angel weeping
Holding out a bloody sword
No matter how I squint I cannot
Make out what it's pointing toward
Sometimes you feel like you've lived too long
Days drip slowly on the page
You catch yourself
Pacing the cage

I've proven who I am so many times
The magnetic strip's worn thin
And each time I was someone else
And every one was taken in
Powers chatter in high places
Stir up eddies in the dust of rage
Set me to pacing the cage

I never knew what you all wanted
So I gave you everything
All that I could pillage
All the spells that I could sing
It's as if the thing were written
In the constitution of the age
Sooner or later you'll wind up
Pacing the cage

Sometimes the best map will not guide you
You can't see what's round the bend
Sometimes the road leads through dark places
Sometimes the darkness is your friend
Today these eyes scan bleached-out land
For the coming of the outbound stage
Pacing the cage
Pacing the cage

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[SaintFu]

@PERI59 - You're quite welcome. I see you're a Petty fan, also - me too.

Best,

SaintFu

[brianl890]

Bruce Cockburn is a Canadian hero. He speaks of good and introspective things and is a poet with amazing guitar technique,

[mabehaemlyca]

I have been to this link many times to listen to this song. It is sooooothing to my soul. I have been a fan of this song for a good 12-13 years now. Love it!

[derekcassady]

who dislikes this wtf?

[MzFlowerchild]

Amazing song and artist, thank you for sharing .....Peace

[SaintFu]

@birdstuckinchimney Heh. It may be on others, too (you know Cockburn), but I have it on "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu", one of my absolute favorite albums. It's cut #2, called, appropriately enough, "Mango". You should Google the lyrics. I'd post them here, but I don't wanna get banned. You'll read them, and you'll ask yourself, "wait, what? Did he just write that?" But you've already given the perfect response - you just gotta laugh and dig him.

Peace,

SaintFu

[SaintFu]

@doryble Hi Doryble,

Yes, definitely, they are. I dunno why - perhaps you are to blame. But I have no lack for the need for gratitude and humility. Despite my Scots-Irish blood, I have fared far better than I deserve, and far, far better than many suffer. I hope I remember my blessings as often as you do.

Be WELL, Doryble. Peace - from an American who dearly misses peace. Peace from an American who laments the last two decades deeply. I remain hopeful and vigilant for rebirth.

[SaintFu]

@doryble Hi Doryble,

Yes, definitely, they are. I dunno why - perhaps you are to blame. But I have no lack for the need for gratitude and humility. Despite my Scots-Irish blood, I have fared far better than I deserve, and far, far better than many suffer. I hope I remember my blessings as often as you do.

Be WELL, Doryble.  Peace - from an American who dearly misses peace. Peace from an American who laments the last two decades deeply. I remain hopeful and vigilant for rebirth.

[doryble]

@SaintFu hope the gods are blessing you

[ChezKiva]

The only Issue I have with Cockburn is the fact I can't seem to get enough of him.

Wait, ya'll are also Petty fans? Then why can't we get the two masters to hit the road together?...

One love to all!

[biggestwwefanlogan]

...cockburn

[birdstuckinchimney]

@SaintFu LOL...what song is that from, I can't say I've heard it.

My favorite lines are from Planet Of The Clowns

"This bluegreen ball in black space

Filled with beauty even now

Battered and abused and lovely"

[pomoeeyore]

He's just in a class all of his own, Mr Cockburn